Author: Anne-Laure Bondoux
Publisher: Yearling
ISBN: 0307490629
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 210
Book Description
After intentionally getting himself expelled from Realm One, Linus Hoppe believed he would experience more of real life. But life in inferior Realm Two is a nightmare. For months Linus has been imprisoned in a factory, where he toils on an assembly line. At night, he’s so tired that he no longer dreams of a future, of the destiny he wanted to create for himself. As for his family and friends, he fears he’ll never see them again. He especially misses Chem and Yosh, his co-conspirators in fooling the Great Processor. What made them think they could change society’s rigid hierarchy? Ready to give up, Linus must somehow regain hope and the will to fight for his freedom.
The Second Life of Linus Hoppe
Author: Anne-Laure Bondoux
Publisher: Yearling
ISBN: 0307490629
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 210
Book Description
After intentionally getting himself expelled from Realm One, Linus Hoppe believed he would experience more of real life. But life in inferior Realm Two is a nightmare. For months Linus has been imprisoned in a factory, where he toils on an assembly line. At night, he’s so tired that he no longer dreams of a future, of the destiny he wanted to create for himself. As for his family and friends, he fears he’ll never see them again. He especially misses Chem and Yosh, his co-conspirators in fooling the Great Processor. What made them think they could change society’s rigid hierarchy? Ready to give up, Linus must somehow regain hope and the will to fight for his freedom.
Publisher: Yearling
ISBN: 0307490629
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 210
Book Description
After intentionally getting himself expelled from Realm One, Linus Hoppe believed he would experience more of real life. But life in inferior Realm Two is a nightmare. For months Linus has been imprisoned in a factory, where he toils on an assembly line. At night, he’s so tired that he no longer dreams of a future, of the destiny he wanted to create for himself. As for his family and friends, he fears he’ll never see them again. He especially misses Chem and Yosh, his co-conspirators in fooling the Great Processor. What made them think they could change society’s rigid hierarchy? Ready to give up, Linus must somehow regain hope and the will to fight for his freedom.
The Destiny of Linus Hoppe
Author: Anne-Laure Bondoux
Publisher: Yearling
ISBN: 0307483754
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 162
Book Description
Linus Hoppe has always lived in Realm One, an ideal world. Now, at 14, he must be tested by the Great Processor to determine where he deserves to live from here on. If he achieves a high score, nothing in his life will change. But if he scores too low, he’ll be relegated to an inferior realm, possibly far from his family and friends. There’s really nothing for Linus to worry about—unless, of course, he chooses to alter his destiny.
Publisher: Yearling
ISBN: 0307483754
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 162
Book Description
Linus Hoppe has always lived in Realm One, an ideal world. Now, at 14, he must be tested by the Great Processor to determine where he deserves to live from here on. If he achieves a high score, nothing in his life will change. But if he scores too low, he’ll be relegated to an inferior realm, possibly far from his family and friends. There’s really nothing for Linus to worry about—unless, of course, he chooses to alter his destiny.
Life As It Comes
Author: Anne-Laure Bondoux
Publisher: Delacorte Books for Young Readers
ISBN: 0440239699
Category : France
Languages : en
Pages : 226
Book Description
After their parents are killed in a car accident, sisters Mado, fifteen, and Patty, twenty, try to cope, but when the irresponsible and impulsive Patty gets pregnant and expects Mado to take charge of everything, life becomes increasingly difficult.
Publisher: Delacorte Books for Young Readers
ISBN: 0440239699
Category : France
Languages : en
Pages : 226
Book Description
After their parents are killed in a car accident, sisters Mado, fifteen, and Patty, twenty, try to cope, but when the irresponsible and impulsive Patty gets pregnant and expects Mado to take charge of everything, life becomes increasingly difficult.
Vasco, Leader of the Tribe
Author: Anne-Laure Bondoux
Publisher: Delacorte Press
ISBN: 0307492796
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 354
Book Description
LIKE ALL THE RATS in his tribe, Vasco loves nothing more than to scurry around the harbor in search of discarded fish. But one day he discovers that the members of his tribe have died under mysterious circumstances. Now Vasco is alone . . . until he reluctantly joins some fearsome rats who live deep in the sewers. Among them, he makes some loyal friends and some daunting enemies. And, as he begins to understand that humans are masterminding the extinction of all the rats in the city, Vasco sees only one solution: to flee aboard a ship. Courageous, humble, and determined, Vasco does his best to guide his exiled companions to a faraway land where they can live peacefully. But in struggling to establish a new tribe, and to find a place they can call home, Vasco must endure countless dangers and rise to many challenges.
Publisher: Delacorte Press
ISBN: 0307492796
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 354
Book Description
LIKE ALL THE RATS in his tribe, Vasco loves nothing more than to scurry around the harbor in search of discarded fish. But one day he discovers that the members of his tribe have died under mysterious circumstances. Now Vasco is alone . . . until he reluctantly joins some fearsome rats who live deep in the sewers. Among them, he makes some loyal friends and some daunting enemies. And, as he begins to understand that humans are masterminding the extinction of all the rats in the city, Vasco sees only one solution: to flee aboard a ship. Courageous, humble, and determined, Vasco does his best to guide his exiled companions to a faraway land where they can live peacefully. But in struggling to establish a new tribe, and to find a place they can call home, Vasco must endure countless dangers and rise to many challenges.
A Time of Miracles
Author: Anne-Laure Bondoux
Publisher: Ember
ISBN: 0375860363
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 194
Book Description
In the early 1990s, a boy with a mysterious past and the woman who cares for him endure a journey across the war-torn Caucasus and Europe, encountering other refugees searching for a better life.
Publisher: Ember
ISBN: 0375860363
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 194
Book Description
In the early 1990s, a boy with a mysterious past and the woman who cares for him endure a journey across the war-torn Caucasus and Europe, encountering other refugees searching for a better life.
The Killer's Tears
Author: Anne-Laure Bondoux
Publisher: Delacorte Press
ISBN: 0307486737
Category : Young Adult Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 178
Book Description
On the afternoon when Angel Allegria arrives at the Poloverdos’ farmhouse, he kills the farmer and his wife. But he spares their child, Paolo–a young boy who will claim this as the day on which he was born. Together the killer and the boy begin a new life on this remote and rugged stretch of land in Chile. Then Luis Secunda, a well-to-do and educated fellow from the city descends upon them. Paolo is caught in the paternal rivalry between the two men. But life resumes its course . . . until circumstances force the three to leave the farm. In doing so, Angel and Luis confront their pasts as well as their inevitable destinies–destinies that profoundly shape Paolo’s own future.
Publisher: Delacorte Press
ISBN: 0307486737
Category : Young Adult Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 178
Book Description
On the afternoon when Angel Allegria arrives at the Poloverdos’ farmhouse, he kills the farmer and his wife. But he spares their child, Paolo–a young boy who will claim this as the day on which he was born. Together the killer and the boy begin a new life on this remote and rugged stretch of land in Chile. Then Luis Secunda, a well-to-do and educated fellow from the city descends upon them. Paolo is caught in the paternal rivalry between the two men. But life resumes its course . . . until circumstances force the three to leave the farm. In doing so, Angel and Luis confront their pasts as well as their inevitable destinies–destinies that profoundly shape Paolo’s own future.
School Library Journal
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Category : Children's libraries
Languages : en
Pages : 792
Book Description
Publisher:
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Category : Children's libraries
Languages : en
Pages : 792
Book Description
The Horn Book Guide to Children's and Young Adult Books
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Category : Children's literature
Languages : en
Pages : 528
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Publisher:
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Category : Children's literature
Languages : en
Pages : 528
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The Publishers Weekly
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Category : American literature
Languages : en
Pages : 1016
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Category : American literature
Languages : en
Pages : 1016
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The Princetta
Author: Anne-Laure Bondoux
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing USA
ISBN: 1599908840
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 418
Book Description
Princess Malva-the Princetta of Galnicia-flees her kingdom and an arranged marriage, only to find herself betrayed by the very man who promised to help her. Orpheus is the son of a sea-captain-turned-pirate and is determined to make a name of his own commanding a ship in Galnicia's royal armada. But when their paths cross on the high seas, so do their destinies. Together the Princetta and Orpheus will travel to edges of the Known World and beyond . . . a journey from which only one of them will return alive. Shipwrecks, shark attacks, barbarians, and mysterious archipelagos await readers in this lavish fantasy-adventure written by one of France's most celebrated authors.
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing USA
ISBN: 1599908840
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 418
Book Description
Princess Malva-the Princetta of Galnicia-flees her kingdom and an arranged marriage, only to find herself betrayed by the very man who promised to help her. Orpheus is the son of a sea-captain-turned-pirate and is determined to make a name of his own commanding a ship in Galnicia's royal armada. But when their paths cross on the high seas, so do their destinies. Together the Princetta and Orpheus will travel to edges of the Known World and beyond . . . a journey from which only one of them will return alive. Shipwrecks, shark attacks, barbarians, and mysterious archipelagos await readers in this lavish fantasy-adventure written by one of France's most celebrated authors.